Drainage

Drainage is the process of removing excess water from a surface or subsurface area. It can be natural or artificial, and is important for maintaining the stability of buildings, gardens and farmland.

Drainage can be essential for preventing water damage and erosion. In agriculture, drainage can help prevent waterlogging, which harms root growth. However, natural drainage is often inadequate, so artificial drainage may be required.

Land drain installed around this garage which was suffering from severe damp problems internally. Concrete barrier was poured against the brickwork to stop water sitting directly on the brickwork, bitumen paint was then applied to the concrete to prevent moisture soaking into the concrete. A land perforated pipe was then installed around the garage to collect water, a connection was made into the existing storm drain to take the water away.

This cottage was subject to flooding in heavy downpours. We had to excavate a deeper ditch along the front of the property to collect the run off of water from the fields, we then had to install a new pipe run through the rear garden to divert the water to the ditch at the rear of the property. We then raised the levels of the driveway and the road leading to the driveway so that the ditch would not overflow towards the property, an ACO drain was installed to collect any water that was running towards the cottage. Gravel grid was then installed to the road to act as both drainage and a hard standing surface to drive on.

This property had a collapsed foul run under the house, a previous contractor had ran the sink waste into the rainwater gully outside. We had to make a connection into the existing foul run at the front of the property and install a new drain run through the living room and kitchen. This was a more difficult project as the site was still occupied and needed to be made safe and liveable by the end of each day.